Fusion 360 Sheet Metal Unfold Drawing

Extrude the desired profile in a new component.

Fusion 360 sheet metal unfold drawing.

Locating the unfold tool. But fusion 360 doesn t just integrate the process from design to flat pattern. Create a sketch from an offset plane or on the flat pattern. In the sheet metal workspace you can fold and unfold the design in order to see the.

Hide the extent bend lines. Now the body can be selected in the unfold command. Unable to unfold a part in fusion 360. To unfold choose the face that will remain stationary then select the bends to unfold.

To get things started choose the unfold tool from the sheet metal workspace. Recently autodesk released a suite of tools for designing sheet metal parts in fusion 360. When selecting the unfold command the model body becomes transparent. Now you get why fusion 360 s sheet metal is different.

To unfold the body convert the body to a sheet metal part. This integration ensures a design change made anywhere in the process from concept to production will reflect everywhere. The body is a brep body rather than a sheet metal body. This will bring up the unfold dialog box.

Project the body or desired profile. These tools make sheet metal design much easier and more accessible for those of us who do not design sheet metal pieces professionally. Create a 2d drawing of the component from step 5. This is shown in the screencast below.

Activate the flat pattern.